The Spokane Police Department has a number of “less lethal” devices it can use to subdue people and disperse crowds, some of which officers deployed during Wednesday’s protest at the Immigration and ...

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Springfield police used force 158 times in 2024 — a slight increase from the previous year and enough to mean officers used force in nearly 1 out of every 25 arrests, according to a new report ...

KANNAPOLIS — In this week’s Citizen Police Academy with Kannapolis police, Lt. Justin Smith gave the run down on use of force by officers, including use of deadly force, and what the state allows and ...

RINCON, Ga. (WTOC) - The Rincon Police Department released a statement on social media Monday following an incident Saturday afternoon. Rincon Police said they are aware of Saturday’s incident during ...

Police use-of-force incidents across New York leaped nearly 30% from 2017 to 2022, according to Mapping Police Violence data. And injuries tied to police use of force in New York City alone spiked ...

TONIGHT ON WESH TWO. BACK TO OSCEOLA COUNTY. A FORMER KISSIMMEE POLICE OFFICER ACCUSED OF USING EXCESSIVE FORCE LEARNED HIS SENTENCE THIS AFTERNOON. WESH TWO SPENCER TRACY IS LIVE AT THE OSCEOLA ...

The killing of George Floyd five years ago by a Minneapolis police officer ignited what many reform advocates hoped would be a national effort to end, or at least curb, excessive use of force. But the ...

DIFFICULT FOR OFFICERS. AND SANTA FE POLICE’S USE OF FORCE IS NOW UP 74% FROM 2021 TO 2023. THE RISE THAT WE’RE SEEING IS A RESULT OF MORE SUSPECTS AND MORE PEOPLE FIGHTING WITH OUR OFFICERS AND ...

The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on whether police use of force reports are subject to open records law. The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday to determine what parts of a police report ...

Last year, 1,173 Americans were shot to death by police. That is an average of more than three every day. Police use of lethal force was greater last year than at any point in the last decade. So far ...